An Empire of Print: The New York Publishing Trade in the Early American Republic (Penn State Series in the History of the Book)

[Steven Carl Smith] ó An Empire of Print: The New York Publishing Trade in the Early American Republic (Penn State Series in the History of the Book) ✓ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. An Empire of Print: The New York Publishing Trade in the Early American Republic (Penn State Series in the History of the Book) This book traces the origins and early evolution of the city’s rise to literary preeminence. Home to the so-called big five publishers as well as hundreds of smaller presses, renowned literary agents, a vigorous arts scene, and an uncountable number of aspiring and established writers alike, New York City is widely perceived as the publishing capital of the United States and the world. If the cultural matrix of printed texts served as the primary legitimating vehicle for political debate a

Author	:	Steven Carl Smith
Rating	:	4.76 (818 Votes)
Asin	:	0271078510
Format Type	:	paperback
Number of Pages	:	264 Pages
Publish Date	:	2013-10-18
Language	:	English

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This book traces the origins and early evolution of the city’s rise to literary preeminence. Home to the so-called big five publishers as well as hundreds of smaller presses, renowned literary agents, a vigorous arts scene, and an uncountable number of aspiring and established writers alike, New York City is widely perceived as the publishing capital of the United States and the world. If the cultural matrix of printed texts served as the primary legitimating vehicle for political debate and literary expression, Smith argues, then dee

About the AuthorSteven Carl Smith is Assistant Professor of History at Providence College.

Steven Carl Smith is Assistant Professor of History at Providence College.